Line #18 Main/ThunderShock


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2	[[caption-width-right:250:"[[HoYay Sunohara likes me.]]" "EHHH?!"]]
3	A great shock is emphasized in the background with metaphorical lightning. As a gag, the character might be literally shocked as a result.
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5	Not to be confused with LightningGlare or BeamOfEnlightenment. Or DramaticThunder, which is... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin dramatic. And thunder.]] For a more direct metaphor of the effects of being struck by ''actual'' lightning (or other electric surges), see XRaySparks.
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7	Note that in French, this is an expression ("coup de foudre") meaning LoveAtFirstSight.
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9	Also not to be confused with the Electric-type attack from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''.
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11	!!Examples:
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16	* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'': The LoveAtFirstSight sensation is described as such, complete with a '''''ZING!!''''' sound effect.
17	* Sakaki from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', overwhelmed by the cuteness of a photo of kittens.
18	** Same series, when Kaorin and Chihiro discover that Chiyo not only ''makes her own lunch'', but is actually quite good at it.
19	* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'': Index and Aisa (plus a ColorFailure), when Komoe starts [[{{squee}} happily]] talking about how Touma was a naughty boy, and how "various things" happened. Though in this case it's more like a Thunder ''Rage'': "[[HaremGenre Another one]]?" "That bastard."
20	* In ''Manga/DragonBall'', Goku's first transformation into the Great Ape is heralded by this.
21	* Happened to Misaki in ''Manga/MaidSama'', when Hinata chooses "Misa-chan" in a photo op prize should he win the Sweets eating event in the Maid Latte.
22	* ''Manga/FruitsBasket'': Shigure explaining he writes high-literature has him pull out an entirely different book, causing everyone in the room to Thunder Shock.
23	* Scar, SerialKiller on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', has [[CutenessProximity this reaction]] when he sees Xiao Mei, a tiny panda.
24	* ''Manga/{{Jin}}'' overuses it to the point of being {{narm}}tastic. Sometimes it feels like a third of a chapter are Thunder Shock panels.
25	* In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'', Narancia's reaction at seeing Giorno healing Mista in a [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything relatively]] bizarre manner strikes bolts.
26	%%* Many times in ''Manga/LuckyStar''.
27	* In the ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' [[AllThereInTheManual supplementary manga]], privates [[ThoseTwoGuys Alto and Lucino]] gush over a cute, floating, child-like mage in a military uniform... shortly before said mage floats over to them and introduces herself as Sergeant Major Reinforce Zwei, their superior officer. Cue shock.
28	* This happened to Setsuna in ''Anime/NegimaSecondSeason'' when she made a particularly [[CannotTellAJoke bad word-play joke]] (uncharacteristic of her in that she [[TheComicallySerious made a joke at all]]). She apologized for it after the lightning cleared.
29	* Used often by the members of the ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', especially by the highly theatrical Idiot King, Tamaki.
30	** Amusingly enough in the anime the resulting lightning bolt will actually hit Tamaki resulting in XRaySparks more often than not.
31	* Used interchangeably with the BeamOfEnlightenment in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', both for comedic and serious purposes, but mostly the former.
32	* ''Manga/SnowWhiteWithTheRedHair'':
33	** When Obi and Mitsuhide are trying to give Zen pointers on complementing Shirayuki they ask if he's never told her that something she's wearing suits her, only for Zen to hesitate and glare at Obi then tell him he has said so of the hairpin Obi bought her which gets the lightning shocked background treatment for Mitsuhide and Obi. Obi then starts laughing at him.
34	** Ryuu mentions to Shirayuki and Obi, who have already had the thought that he's probably going to start growing quickly and catch up with his age mates in height on their mind, that his legs have been aching and they both freeze with a dark background struck through with lightning. Obi picks him up to carry him on his shoulders since he knows Ryuu's growth spurt will bring an end to such activities.
35	* ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': After Shuna and Shion catch Rimuru at a girls bar, he tries a quick apology. It worked... until Shuna makes him promise to eat Shion's [[LethalChef cooking]] for a week, prompting a BigWhat with lightning.
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39	* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'': Scott gets a shock of lightning when he [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling senses]] Ramona and his sister Stacey chatting at the coffee shop.
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43	* In ''VideoGame/CatherineFullBody'', Vincent is stricken by lightning in the background upon seeing [[spoiler:Rin is [[DudeLooksLikeALady actually a guy]]]] and envisioning himself falling into a vortex.
44	* Shows up in a FreakOut in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney''. [[spoiler:Damon Gant]]'s, to be specific.
45	* Experienced by both Nagisa and her theatrical mother, Sanae, ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}''. In Nagisa's case, her antennae-hair is temporarily withered as a result.
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49	* Exploited in ''Webcomic/TsunamiChannel'', with one comic having the characters intentionally saying shocking (untrue) things (i.e. "I'm pregnant!") in order to repeatedly electrocute another character.
50	* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Tedd experiences this when Grace [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2006-08-07 tells]] her the theme of Grace's birthday party was chosen for Tedd's sake.
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53	[[folder:Western Animation]]
54	* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
55	** Greg Universe experiences this in "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E12WeNeedToTalk We Need to Talk]]" when realizing Rose Quartz hasn't quite got a grasp on how seriously he wants to take their relationship.
56	** Also, as part of the episode "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E12RestaurantWars Restaurant Wars]]"'s more-{{Animesque}}-than usual style, Mr. Fryman gets one after tasting Steven's creation.
57	--->'''Fryman:''' The ketchup... [[MundaneMadeAwesome IS INSIDE THE FRIES]]?!?!
58	** Happens again in "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E15AloneAtSea Alone at Sea]]", when Lapis is reeling in what she thinks is a fish and sees a large shadow in the water (presumably Jasper herself), reminding her of Jasper and her time fighting her as Malachite.
59	* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' episode "Mer-Mysteries" goes all in with this trope, having a thunder shock appear everytime anyone (especially Mermista) makes a shocking conclusion about who the spy is. As the episode is a parody of a typical detective tale, this trope was bound to be a running gag.
60	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', when Ikki asks Asami if [[LoveTriangle she knows that Korra has a crush on Mako]], Korra gets a Thunder Shock in the background, as well as a very [[NightmareFace odd expression]] across her face, complete with WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises.
61	* Expertly lampshaded in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' with both Mandark and his Sister Olga.
62	* Happens often in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' with [[BabysitterFromHell Vicky.]]
63	-->'''Timmy:''' [[LampshadeHanging Did anyone else notice the lightning?]]
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